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Old 10-12-06, 10:54 am
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Re: Canned Veggies?

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Originally Posted by VoodooJoint View Post
It's not just heat that cooks fruits and veggies, freezing does it too. It breaks down the cellular make-up and kills the good live enzymes. Essencially, freezing "cooks" food too.
Entire books are written on this very subject.
I think the key issue is the breakdown of enzymes, this is something that is so important to good gastric health. It also reduces the Vit C. content of frozen foods by 25%.

If you google the topic you'll find more than you ever wanted to know about it. Here are a couple I found.

How nutritious are commercially frozen vegetables compared to fresh vegetables?

Freezing Fruits and Vegetables (190 pages of fun)
frozen food cell walls enzymes - Google Search
 
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